RESULTS: 56th Annual 5-hour Energy Knoxville Nationals; Knoxville Raceway; Aug. 11, 2016
A-Main (25 laps): 1. #3K – Tim Kaeding [4]; 2. #41 – Jason Johnson [7]; 3. #7X – Terry McCarl [6]; 4. #1AUS – Kerry Madsen [8]; 5. #1H – Dale Blaney [1]; 6. #19M – Brent Marks [11]; 7. #3H – James McFadden [5]; 8. #49 – Brad Sweet [21]; 9. #13JT – Mark Dobmeier [9]; 10. #21H – Cap Henry [16]; 11. #5 – David Gravel [22]; 12. #22 – Jac Haudenschild [12]; 13. #17B – Bill Balog [10]; 14. #57 – Kyle Larson [23]; 15. #7D – Dustin Selvage [13]; 16. #55 – Brooke Tatnell [3]; 17. #1ST – Gary Taylor [24]; 18. #40 – Clint Garner [17]; 19. #44 – Chris Martin [18]; 20. #18JS – Jason Solwold [20]; 21. #6R – Ryan Bunton [15]; 22. #1D – Justin Henderson [2]; 23. #10V – Rager Phillips [14]; 24. #71A – R.J. Johnson [19].
Lap Leaders: Blaney 1-7; Kaeding 8-25.
Hard Charger: Sweet [+13]
Time Trials (best of two laps): 1. #49 – Brad Sweet, 15.465; 2. #83 – Joey Saldana, 15.520; 3. #5 – David Gravel, 15.527; 4. #1AUS – Kerry Madsen, 15.541; 5. #41 – Jason Johnson, 15.595; 6. #1ST – Gary Taylor, 15.626; 7. #57 – Kyle Larson, 15.654; 8. #77X – Parker Price-Miller, 15.656; 9. #23C – Tyler Courtney, 15.676; 10. #1Z – Lucas Wolfe, 15.678; 11. #7X – Terry McCarl, 15.680; 12. #3H – James McFadden, 15.686; 13. #3K – Tim Kaeding, 15.693; 14. #99 – Brady Bacon, 15.695; 15. #55 – Brooke Tatnell, 15.705; 16. #11K – Kraig Kinser, 15.715; 17. #71M – Dave Blaney, 15.729; 18. #55L – Aaron Reutzel, 15.740; 19. #2 – Danny Lasoski, 15.749; 20. #51S – Stevie Smith, 15.763; 21. #1D – Justin Henderson, 15.771; 22. #1H – Dale Blaney, 15.799; 23. #15H – Sam Hafertepe Jr., 15.800; 24. #13JT – Mark Dobmeier, 15.800; 25. #17B – Bill Balog, 15.811; 26. #1XX – Don Droud Jr., 15.811; 27. #23S – Trey Starks, 15.831; 28. #19M – Brent Marks, 15.841; 29. #22 – Jac Haudenschild, 15.853; 30. #7D – Dustin Selvage, 15.857; 31. #10V – Rager Phillips, 15.870; 32. #6R – Ryan Bunton, 15.873; 33. #21H – Cap Henry, 15.877; 34. #1A – Jacob Allen, 15.916; 35. #4 – Jon Agan, 15.944; 36. #40 – Clint Garner, 15.957; 37. #44 – Chris Martin, 15.979; 38. #71A – R.J. Johnson, 15.985; 39. #18JS – Jason Solwold, 15.991; 40. #7M – Kaley Gharst, 16.043; 41. #88N – D.J. Netto, 16.080; 42. #W20 – Greg Wilson, 16.114; 43. #20N – Hunter Schuerenberg, 16.135; 44. #00 – Dane Lorenc, 16.151; 45. #5H – Cory Eliason, 16.176; 46. #5R – Byron Reed, 16.193; 47. #49X – Tim Shaffer, 16.227; 48. #7J – Joe Swanson, 16.280; 49. #3 – Billy Alley, 16.304; 50. #31B – Shane Golobic, 16.332; 51. #21T – Ray Allen Kulhanek, 16.352; 52. #13V – Seth Brahmer, 16.395; 53. #28AM – Brian Paulus, 16.427; 54. #19 – Bob Weuve, 16.435; 55. #23 – Jimmy Light, 16.442; 56. #4K – Kody Kinser, 16.487; 57. #13 – Clyde Knipp, 16.743; 58. #83C – Adam Cruea, 16.757; 59. #15B – Bobby Mincer, 16.849; 60. #71B – Robert Bell, 17.370.
Heat #1 (eight laps, top four transfer to A): 1. Rager Phillips, 2. Clint Garner, 3. Justin Henderson, 4. Terry McCarl / 5. Brad Sweet, 6. Don Droud Jr., 7. Gary Taylor, 8. Kraig Kinser, 9. D.J. Netto, 10. Byron Reed.
Heat #2 (eight laps, top four transfer to A): 1. Ryan Bunton, 2. Dale Blaney, 3. Chris Martin, 4. James McFadden / 5. Dave Blaney, 6. Joey Saldana, 7. Kyle Larson, 8. Trey Starks, 9. Tim Shaffer, 10. Greg Wilson.
Heat #3 (eight laps, top four transfer to A): 1. Brent Marks, 2. R.J. Johnson, 3. Tim Kaeding, 4. Cap Henry / 5. David Gravel, 6. Aaron Reutzel, 7. Sam Hafertepe Jr., 8. Parker Price-Miller, 9. Joe Swanson, 10. Hunter Schuerenberg.
Heat #4 (eight laps, top four transfer to A): 1. Jac Haudenschild, 2. Jason Solwold, 3. Mark Dobmeier, 4. Kerry Madsen / 5. Danny Lasoski, 6. Jacob Allen, 7. Brady Bacon, 8. Tyler Courtney, 9. Billy Alley, 10. Dane Lorenc.
Heat #5 (eight laps, top four transfer to A): 1. Brooke Tatnell, 2. Bill Balog, 3. Dustin Selvage, 4. Jason Johnson / 5. Lucas Wolfe, 6. Kaley Gharst, 7. Stevie Smith, 8. Cory Eliason, 9. Jon Agan, 10. Shane Golobic.
C-Main (10 laps, top four transfer to B): 1. Jon Agan, 2. Tim Shaffer, 3. Greg Wilson, 4. D.J. Netto / 5. Byron Reed, 6. Shane Golobic, 7. Brian Paulus, 8. Kody Kinser, 9. Seth Brahmer, 10. Bob Weuve, 11. Joe Swanson, 12. Bobby Mincer, 13. Clyde Knipp, 14. Jimmy Light, 15. Adam Cruea, 16. Hunter Schuerenberg, 17. Dane Lorenc, 18. Billy Alley, 19. Ray Allen Kulhanek, 20. Robert Bell.
Last Chance Showdown (12 laps, top four transfer to A): 1. Brad Sweet, 2. David Gravel, 3. Kyle Larson, 4. Gary Taylor / 5. Danny Lasoski, 6. Joey Saldana, 7. Stevie Smith, 8. Tyler Courtney, 9. Aaron Reutzel, 10. Parker Price-Miller, 11. Trey Starks, 12. Jacob Allen, 13. Dave Blaney, 14. Tim Shaffer, 15. Greg Wilson, 16. Kraig Kinser, 17. Cory Eliason, 18. Kaley Gharst, 19. Brady Bacon, 20. D.J. Netto, 21. Sam Hafertepe Jr., 22. Lucas Wolfe, 23. Don Droud Jr., 24. Jon Agan.
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